Too much inbalance... 8 props?

The number of them doesn't bother me, it's the quality where the problem lies !!!

Cusack - average workhorse
Dowes - average workhorse
Radford - absolute $hite
King - best days are way way behind him
Thakray - good impact but hit and miss
Lauaki - should be fantastic
Moa - unproven
Maloney - unproven

If that's our idea of dominating the best packs in SL, we are seriously deluded !! The Props for me is the most important department where every good team starts and that group is so far behind most other squads that we will quickly find ourselves with very little to play for again in 2010.

Bloody hell, I agree with you again!

got us good field position on Friday against a big Salford pack.

would be strange as he's already said if hull don't offer him another contract he'd go back home. But hey, don't let what the actual player has said get in the way of mindless rumour mongering!

That's partly my point !! If we are now comparing our strenghts against Salford's, we really have gone a long way backwards.

Field position against Salford's "big pack" is one thing, coming up against the packs of Bradford, Saints, Warrington, Hudds, Cats etc.. is another thing altogether !!!

I'd rate Cusack as higher than average due to the work he does on the floor to get a fast PTB.

Otherwise I'd say you're pretty much spot on.

For me, our front row options are the biggest concern with our squad. I know that we are weak in a couple of other areas but a big quality front row is where every top team starts.

It's a worry. And we have limited options to address it.

A good top quality Aussie prop (Kite) and a good British prop (perhaps someone like Moore) would do for me. Obviously that would mean two props going the other way. Two of King, Dowes, Radford or Thackray would be good business.

Now we've signed Cusack up and if Radford is going to play prop next season I can only see us signing 1 more prop up, hopefully Maloney.

Starting props - Radford/Dowes/Cusack
Interchange props - Lauaki/King/Maloney

That might not seem like enough front rowers but if we sign any more we will be top heavy in forwards again.